August Diehl — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

August Diehl (born January 4, 1976) is a German actor, known for the role of Gestapo Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in the film Inglourious Basterds and for the role of Michael "Mike" Krause, the husband of Evelyn Salt, in the film Salt.

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Filmography

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2009 Inglourious Basterds Major Hellstrom

2019 A Hidden Life Franz Jägerstätter

2025 The Disappearance of Josef Mengele Josef Mengele

2010 Salt Mike Krause

Awards & recognition

1 wins · 1 Award ceremony

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 wins

Best Cast Inglourious Basterds 2010

Interesting facts

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Brother of Jakob Diehl.
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In addition to his native German, he has varying degrees of proficiency in English, French, and Spanish.
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He can play the guitar and the harmonica.
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Son of Hans Diehl.